UCSF: Office of Career & Professional Development

6th Annual
Professional & Academic Success Skills Series
2007-2008

PASS is a series of intensive workshops designed to enhance the professional development of UCSF students and
scholars engaged in research.

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For a description of each workshop, location, or to pre-register, please click on the event title below.

SESSION 1: Funding Your Research
This is a three-part mini-series. One registration, one price gives you access to all three parts of this mini-series.
$15 Pre-reg. (UCSF students, postdocs & other research trainees)
$25 Pre-reg. (all other registrants)
$25 Late or on-site reg. (if the event is full, on-site registration may not be available)

Click here to download a detailed agenda.

Part A: Navigating the NIH Grant Application Process
Friday, Oct.12, 1:30-5 p.m. at Parnassus (simulcast to Mission Bay)
Part B: Preparing a Mentored K Award Application
Thursday, Oct. 25, 1:30-4 p.m. at Parnassus (simulcast to Mission Bay)
Part C: Writing an Effective NIH Grant Proposal
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1:30-4 p.m. at Parnassus (simulcast to Mission Bay)

SESSION 2: Giving a Dynamic Research Talk
Wednesday, Nov. 28, noon-5 p.m. at Parnassus
$15 Pre-reg. (UCSF students, postdocs & other research trainees)
$25 Pre-reg. (all other registrants)

Click here to download a detailed agenda.
Click here to pre-register. Pre-registration closes on Friday, November 16.

SESSION 3: Setting Goals for Your Career Direction and Professional Growth
NEW DATE: Thursday, Feb. 7, 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Mission Bay
$10 Pre-reg. (UCSF students, postdocs & other research trainees)
$15 Pre-reg. (all other registrants)

Click here to pre-register. Pre-registration closes on Friday, February 1.

SESSION 4: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution for Scientists
Thursday, March 13, noon-5 p.m. at Parnassus
$25 Pre-reg. (UCSF students, postdocs & other research trainees)
$50 Pre-reg. (all other registrants)

Click here to download a detailed agenda.
Click here to pre-register. Pre-registration closes on Friday, February 29.

SESSION 5: Publishing Your Research*
This is a three-part mini-series. One registration, one price gives you access to all three parts of this mini-series.
$15 Pre-reg. (UCSF students, postdocs & other research trainees)
$25 Pre-reg. (all other registrants)

PART A: Authorship, Review, and Rebuttal
Thursday, May 15, afternoon (time/location to be announced)
PART B: Writing a Research Manuscript (Life Sciences)
Date/time/location to be announced.
PART C: Writing a Clinical Research Manuscript
Date/time/location to be announced.

*Social Scientists: Watch for “Writing Qualitative Research” on December 8! (pre-reg. required)

SESSION 6: Giving a Dynamic Research Talk (repeat of Session 2)
Wednesday, June 18, noon-5 p.m. at Mission Bay
$15 Pre-reg. (UCSF students, postdocs & other research trainees)
$25 Pre-reg. (all other registrants)

Cost and Registration:
To register, please click on the title of the PASS session you'd like to attend. Registration will be available one month prior to the event.

Registration fees (see above) help cover the cost of guest speakers, food and handouts for each event or set of events.

On-site registration may be available. If you plan to register on the day of the event, please arrive 30 minutes prior to start time.

Simulcast to Parnassus/Mission Bay:
Some sessions will be simulcast! Click on the event date/time above for simulcast location.

Special thanks to our PASS faculty collaborators:
Kimberly Topp, PT, PhD • Professor, Depts of Physical Therapy and Anatomy
Jeanette Brown, MD • Professor & Co-Director, CTSI Career Advancement